Basic Information

Gene Symbol
HSFX4
Assembly
GCA_963890685.1
Location
OY982954.1:9585059-9590203[+]

Transcription Factor Domain

TF Family
HSF
Domain
HSF_DNA-bind domain
PFAM
PF00447
TF Group
Helix-turn-helix
Description
Heat shock factor (HSF) is a transcriptional activator of heat shock genes [1, 4]: it binds specifically to heat shock promoter elements, which are palindromic sequences rich with repetitive purine and pyrimidine motifs [1]. Under normal conditions, HSF is a homo-trimeric cytoplasmic protein, but heat shock activation results in relocalisation to the nucleus [2]. Each HSF monomer contains one C-terminal and three N-terminal leucine zipper repeats [3]. Point mutations in these regions result in disruption of cellular localisation, rendering the protein constitutively nuclear [2]. Two sequences flanking the N-terminal zippers fit the consensus of a bi- partite nuclear localisation signal (NLS). Interaction between the N- and C-terminal zippers may result in a structure that masks the NLS sequences: following activation of HSF, these may then be unmasked, resulting in relocalisation of the protein to the nucleus [3]. The DNA-binding component of HSF lies to the N terminus of the first NLS region, and is referred to as the HSF domain.
Hmmscan Out
# of c-Evalue i-Evalue score bias hmm coord from hmm coord to ali coord from ali coord to env coord from env coord to acc
1 3 1.3e-23 1.9e-19 71.7 0.0 1 100 13 113 13 113 0.88
2 3 1.3 1.9e+04 -2.1 0.0 72 98 209 235 188 240 0.72
3 3 1.2 1.8e+04 -2.1 0.1 45 45 246 246 209 275 0.60

Sequence Information

Coding Sequence
ATGCAAGAAgacaaaaatgctatttttCAAATGAGATTCCCTCAGAAATTGTGGTATATGCTCAACTTACGTCCCGATGCAATACTTTGGGGTGGGACAGGGAGAACAATTTTGTTGAATTACCGTGTTCTTAAAAATTACTTGCAATGCGATCATTCTGTATTCAAGACGACGAATATCTCTAGTTTTGTTAGACAACTTAACTTGTACGGATTTCGTAAAGTGACTTCACATCTCCAAGACCCGCTTTGCAATTCAAGCAACCCATTCATGCATGAATATGTTCATGATTATTTTCAATATGGAAGACCTGAATTGTTGAACAAAATAACTCGAAAAGCTCTGACCATGAAAAGAACTTTCAAAGCCAAGAATGCTTTTAATAATGGTATAGAAAATGTGCTTTGCTTATCACCCCTGGAGAAGGCACGGCATGCTTTACGCATGGCTTTGAAAAAGGCTTCACAAGAACTATATTTTCAAGGCTCGCCAAAACATCTTGGAACTGTTCAATTTGAATGTGAAGATTCTCAAGATGACATGTGTGATGATGAAGAAAGTTTTGAGTTTGACTGGTTGCCTCCGAAGAATGAGAATACTCATACCAACTCCTCTCCCAAACCAGCGGCTTCAGGTGATACTATCAAAAATTATGTATCAGAAAATGTCCAAAAGGAAATCACAGACCAAGTGCATCAAGTTAAAGTTGAAGAAAGAGAGACATTTGGGAATCCACATCAAGATAATCTGATGAGCTTCACAGATGACTCCTGCCAACAAAACAATTACTCTTTTTCTACTTCATTTCTTAGCATGCCAGACCTAGATCCCGAGACATCAATTTCCAAGTCTGGAGTAGAACTCTTGGCAGAGTTTAATATTGACAATGACATGGATGATGGAATTGCTAGAAAATTGGGTGGAGCTCATGAGCATACTTCTTTAAATTGTGTACTGCCATCAATAAGCCATGATCAGAATGATGATGTAGTAATGAGTGAGAGCAATGTGCACATGGACCACTACAATGGAGAATGGGACCAAATGTTCAATGACATGATAAACAAAGGTCCTAATCAAGAGTGTGGGTCTGAACTAAAGGAGCTTTACTCACAaatctcaaaaactattgacTTACTGAATTCCTAA
Protein Sequence
MQEDKNAIFQMRFPQKLWYMLNLRPDAILWGGTGRTILLNYRVLKNYLQCDHSVFKTTNISSFVRQLNLYGFRKVTSHLQDPLCNSSNPFMHEYVHDYFQYGRPELLNKITRKALTMKRTFKAKNAFNNGIENVLCLSPLEKARHALRMALKKASQELYFQGSPKHLGTVQFECEDSQDDMCDDEESFEFDWLPPKNENTHTNSSPKPAASGDTIKNYVSENVQKEITDQVHQVKVEERETFGNPHQDNLMSFTDDSCQQNNYSFSTSFLSMPDLDPETSISKSGVELLAEFNIDNDMDDGIARKLGGAHEHTSLNCVLPSISHDQNDDVVMSESNVHMDHYNGEWDQMFNDMINKGPNQECGSELKELYSQISKTIDLLNS

Similar Transcription Factors

Sequence clustering based on sequence similarity using MMseqs2

100% Identity
iTF_01208032;
90% Identity
iTF_01208032;
80% Identity
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